All Stories from November 14, 2012 (Change date)
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NTSB urges safety technologies be made standardNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — The government should require automakers to make the latest collision prevention technologies standard equipment on all new cars and trucks, a move that cou...
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Liberal group outlines substantial Medicare cutsNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — Trying to prevent a raid on health care programs in upcoming budget talks, a think tank close to the White House on Wednesday released a plan for significan...
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U.S. business stockpiles grow 0.7 pct. in SeptemberNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses increased their stockpiles in September, further evidence that economic growth was stronger over the summer than first thought. The Commerce...
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U.S. retail sales drop 0.3 percent in OctoberNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — Americans cut back on spending at retail businesses in October, an indication that some remain cautious about the economic outlook. Superstorm Sandy also de...
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Owner of meningitis-linked pharmacy takes FifthNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — The owner and director of the specialty pharmacy tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak declined to testify Wednesday morning before a congressional committee...
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U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.2 percent in OctoberNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — Wholesale prices fell in October as a big drop in gasoline and other energy prices offset a rise in the cost of food. Wholesale prices dipped 0.2 percent la...
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Stocks slide as impasse over budget deficit loomsNov 14, 2012 10:14 am - NEW YORK — Investors drew little hope Wednesday for a quick compromise in U.S. budget talks after President Barack Obama insisted that higher taxes on wealthy Americans ...
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National group spent money to defeat Arlington Hts. parks bondsNov 14, 2012 10:05 am - Opponents of tax increases in referendums in 12 Illinois municipalities got help from an outside advocacy group this election cycle with mailings and thousands of roboca...
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Local color, and the fishing trip that wasn’tNov 14, 2012 10:04 am - LAKE TOMAHAWK, Wis. — I keep pressing my head up against the side of Wisconsin’s aquarium of life. As much as it beckons me to wade in and anchor my well-traveled bones ...
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CSO conductor warns of recession’s impactNov 14, 2012 10:02 am - ROME — Riccardo Muti, the master conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, is sounding an ominous note, and it isn’t rising from the orchestra pit. The former longtim...